Anytime Nick Young shows off his eclectic fashion choices and wears sunglasses, chances are they are tinted in purple and gold.

Even with the Lakers (11-24) entering Wednesday’s designated road game against the Clippers (23-12) at Staples Center, Young said he has benefitted far more in his second season with the Lakers than his 22-game stint three years ago with the Clippers.

“Being a Laker, it’s nothing like it,” said Young, mindful of the franchise’s 16 NBA championships. “I learned more just being here and being around an atmosphere of winning, toughness and learning how to play under a great player like Kobe [Bryant].”

That has not translated in the standings. The Lakers finished 27-55 last season, their worst record in L.A. franchise history. They are on pace to break that this season. But Young insisted those variables will hardly play out once tipoff begins.

“It’s pretty much a rivavly. You can’t claim it’s not a rivalry,” Young said. “The whole city is watching. It ain’t about the wins and losses right now. When we play them, it’s going to be a battle. Everyone is watching. When they win, they’re going to talk trash and say it’s their city.”

What will happen if the Lakers pull off the upset?

Young said: “It’s just another day.”

Still, Young maintains he views his time with the Clippers in high regards.

He was part of a three-team trade in 2012 with the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets, where JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf went to the Nuggets for Nene. Meanwhile, Washington received Brian Cook and a future second-round pick from the Clippers.

During the playoffs, the Clippers overcame a 29-point deficit in a Game 1 upset of their eventual seven-game first-round series with the Memphis Grizzlies. Young scored a team-high 19 points in that game, including three consecutive 3-pointers in the final two minutes.

“I was really one of the reasons it happens,” Young boasted of the Clippers’ comeback.

But Young averaged 9.7 points in 23.5 minutes in 22 games with the Clippers, a relative dropoff from the 12.3 points he has averaged in his seven-year career. Young also sensed the Clippers did not value him after acquiring Jamal Crawford in the 2012 offseason. Young soon signed with the Philadelphia 76ers before eventually joining the Lakers in the 2013 offseason.

“I was a little disappointed,” Young said. “When I was a Clipper, I didn’t feel like I was being used right.”

Injury update

With an ear, nose and threat specialist diagnosing Ronnie Price with a fractured nose on Tuesday, the Lakers are listing him as probable for Wednesday’s game against the Clippers. Price needed 11 stitches to repair the cut on his nose after taking a charge in Monday’s loss to Portland … Lakers rookie forward Julius Randle had surgery Tuesday to replace the screw in the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.

Mark Medina has been the Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News since 2012. He also works as a Lakers insider for AM570 and is heard on national radio outlets, including The Dan Patrick Show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Chris Mannix Show, Fox Sports Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and SB Nation Radio. Medina also appears frequently on Spectrum SportsNet and NBC4's "Going Roggin."